Rocking Chair

1940

Henry Granet and Harry Eisman

Associated Names
Harry Eisman

Artist, American, active c. 1935

Henry Granet

Artist, American, 1909 - 2002

A wooden rocking chair with floral designs painted on its backrest and armrests is the central object in the image. The color palette consists of dark browns and blacks, highlighted by golden-yellow detailing in the floral patterns. The chair is angled slightly to the right, showing its curved rockers and slender vertical slats on the backrest. The image is set against a plain, light background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    watercolor, colored pencil and graphite on paperboard

  • Credit Line

    Index of American Design

  • Dimensions

    overall: 48.1 x 36.2 cm (18 15/16 x 14 1/4 in.)
    Original IAD Object: 1.044m high, 0.489m greatest width

  • Accession Number

    1943.8.4348

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1970

  • Hornung, Clarence P., Treasury of American Design. New York, 1970: 229, pl. 840.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: H. Granet / & / H. Eisman

Wikidata ID

Q64573795

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